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protect

/pɹəˈtɛkt/verb2 syllables

Protect means: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.

Synonyms for protect2

also used for protect

shield, beshield

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What does protect mean?2

verb

1

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage“Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain”

2

use tariffs to favor domestic industry

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with protect?36

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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All 36 rhymes for protect, grouped by syllable

Protect in a sentence

  • The state shouldn't get rid of civil rights, it should protect them!niceguydave
  • Indemnity insurance policies protect the insured person, or the insured person's own property.Delian
  • To protect your head, you need to wear a helmet.AlanF_US
  • Our company provides customized, worry-free solutions to protect your customers' sensitive data.DostKaplan
  • This cop's job is to protect lives but today, he took lives.OsoHombre
  • It won't protect our health, but destroy it.Ergulis
  • Unlike birds, which feed and protect their young, fish abandon their eggs.DJ_Saidez
  • To protect your head, you must wear a helmet.tieguy

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Forms of protect

as a verb

past tense
protected
present participle
protecting
third-person singular
protects
past participle
protected